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Leonor Gusmão publication distribution in Genetics in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Genetics in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Leonor Gusmão sits on this spectrum.

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45 publications 703+

This scientist: 435 publications — 90th percentile

90% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 703 publications or more.

Leonor Gusmão D-index placement in Genetics in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Genetics scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Leonor Gusmão sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 160+

This scientist: 66 D-Index — 41st percentile

41% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 160 D-Index or more.

Overview

Leonor Gusmão is a researcher affiliated with Rio de Janeiro State University in Brazil, focusing primarily on Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. Their work spans a range of topics within forensic and genetic research, including genetic diversity, population structure, and molecular biology techniques.

The main fields of study covered by the researcher include:

  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

In more specialized subfields, Leonor Gusmão's research is concentrated in:

  • Genetics
  • Molecular Biology
  • Plant Science
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
  • Gender Studies

Key research topics addressed in their publications include:

  • Forensic and Genetic Research
  • Genetic diversity and population structure
  • Molecular Biology Techniques and Applications
  • Race, Genetics, and Society
  • Chromosomal and Genetic Variations
  • Genetic and Clinical Aspects of Sex Determination and Chromosomal Abnormalities
  • Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences

Leonor Gusmão has contributed to several recent papers, notably:

  • "Twenty Years Later: A Comprehensive Review of the X Chromosome Use in Forensic Genetics," 2020, Frontiers in Genetics
  • "DNA commission of the International Society of Forensic Genetics (ISFG): Recommendations on the interpretation of Y-STR results in forensic analysis," 2020, Forensic Science International Genetics
  • "Ethical publication of research on genetics and genomics of biological material: guidelines and recommendations," 2020, Forensic Science International Genetics
  • "Recommendations of the DNA Commission of the International Society for Forensic Genetics (ISFG) on short tandem repeat sequence nomenclature," 2023, Forensic Science International Genetics
  • "Evaluation of the Precision of Ancestry Inferences in South American Admixed Populations," 2020, Frontiers in Genetics

The publication venues in which this researcher frequently appears include:

  • Forensic Science International Genetics
  • Forensic science international. Genetics supplement series
  • Genes
  • Scientific Reports
  • Frontiers in Genetics

Leonor Gusmão collaborates regularly with several co-authors, among whom the most frequent are:

  • Filipa Simão
  • Elizeu Fagundes de Carvalho
  • Nádia Pinto
  • António Amorim
  • Vânia Pereira

Best Publications

  • DNA Commission of the International Society of Forensic Genetics (ISFG): an update of the recommendations on the use of Y-STRs in forensic analysis.

    Leonor Gusmão;J. Butler;Angel Carracedo;P. Gill

  • Assessing individual interethnic admixture and population substructure using a 48-insertion-deletion (INSEL) ancestry-informative marker (AIM) panel.

    Ney P.C. Santos;Elzemar M. Ribeiro-Rodrigues;Ândrea K.C. Ribeiro-dos-Santos;Rui Pereira;Rui Pereira

  • Online reference database of European Y-chromosomal short tandem repeat (STR) haplotypes

    L. Roewer;M. Krawczak;S. Willuweit;M. Nagy

  • DNA Commission of the International Society for Forensic Genetics: revised and extended guidelines for mitochondrial DNA typing

    W. Parson;W. Parson;L. Gusmão;L. Gusmão;D.R. Hares;J.A. Irwin

  • Straightforward inference of ancestry and admixture proportions through ancestry-informative insertion deletion multiplexing.

    Rui Pereira;Rui Pereira;Christopher Phillips;Nádia Pinto;Nádia Pinto;Carla Santos

  • DNA commission of the International Society of Forensic Genetics: Recommendations on the evaluation of STR typing results that may include drop-out and/or drop-in using probabilistic methods.

    P. Gill;L. Gusmão;H. Haned;W.R. Mayr

  • A new multiplex for human identification using insertion/deletion polymorphisms

    Rui Pereira;Rui Pereira;Christopher Phillips;Cíntia Alves;António Amorim

  • Massively parallel sequencing of forensic STRs: Considerations of the DNA commission of the International Society for Forensic Genetics (ISFG) on minimal nomenclature requirements

    Walther Parson;Walther Parson;David Ballard;Bruce Budowle;John M. Butler

  • ISFG: recommendations regarding the use of non-human (animal) DNA in forensic genetic investigations.

    A. Linacre;L. Gusmão;W. Hecht;A.P. Hellmann

  • Publication of population data for forensic purposes

    Ángel Carracedo;John M. Butler;Leonor Gusmão;Walther Parson

  • The genetic legacy of western Bantu migrations.

    Sandra Beleza;Leonor Gusmão;António Amorim;Angel Carracedo

  • Revised guidelines for the publication of genetic population data

    Leonor Gusmão;John M. Butler;Adrian Linacre;Walther Parson

  • Mutation rates at Y chromosome specific microsatellites.

    L. Gusmão;P. Sánchez-Diz;F. Calafell;P. Martín

  • Quantification of epigenetic and genetic 2nd hits in CDH1 during hereditary diffuse gastric cancer syndrome progression.

    Carla Oliveira;Sónia Sousa;Hugo Pinheiro;Rachid Karam;Rachid Karam

  • Recommendations of the DNA Commission of the International Society for Forensic Genetics (ISFG) on quality control of autosomal Short Tandem Repeat allele frequency databasing (STRidER).

    Martin Bodner;Ingo Bastisch;John M. Butler;Rolf Fimmers

  • Reconstructing the Population History of European Romani from Genome-wide Data

    Isabel Mendizabal;Oscar Lao;Urko M. Marigorta;Andreas Wollstein

  • Revisiting the genetic ancestry of Brazilians using autosomal AIM-Indels.

    Fernanda Saloum de Neves Manta;Rui Pereira;Romulo Vianna;Alfredo Rodolfo Beuttenmüller de Araújo

  • Update of the guidelines for the publication of genetic population data.

    Angel Carracedo;Angel Carracedo;John M. Butler;Leonor Gusmão;Leonor Gusmão;Adrian Linacre

  • New Microsatellite Multiplex PCR for Candida albicans Strain Typing Reveals Microevolutionary Changes

    Paula Sampaio;Leonor Gusmão;Alexandra Correia;Cíntia Alves

  • Latin Americans show wide-spread Converso ancestry and imprint of local Native ancestry on physical appearance

    Juan-Camilo Chacón-Duque;Kaustubh Adhikari;Macarena Fuentes-Guajardo;Macarena Fuentes-Guajardo;Javier Mendoza-Revilla;Javier Mendoza-Revilla

Frequent Co-Authors

António Amorim
António Amorim University of Lisbon
Angel Carracedo
Angel Carracedo University of Santiago de Compostela
Walther Parson
Walther Parson Innsbruck Medical University
Niels Morling
Niels Morling University of Copenhagen
Luísa Pereira
Luísa Pereira University of Porto
Peter M. Schneider
Peter M. Schneider University of Cologne
John M. Butler
John M. Butler National Institute of Standards and Technology
Célia Alves
Célia Alves University of Aveiro
Antonio Salas
Antonio Salas University of Santiago de Compostela
Maria Victoria Lareu
Maria Victoria Lareu University of Santiago de Compostela

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